Upon arriving, he said, they saw a man, later identified as William Watson, 33, walking briskly away from a vehicle parked nearby.

McColgan said Watson, whose last known address was on Orchard Street, was quickly picked up. Officers determined he was trying to sell cocaine to a man sitting in the parked vehicle, Michael Russo, police said.

Russo was later charged with possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia after police discovered an undisclosed amount of cocaine, a crack pipe and a syringe in his vehicle, the lieutenant said.

The 27-year-old Hayestown Heights resident was released on a written promise to appear in state Superior Court in Danbury on Sept. 22.

Watson faces charges of possession of narcotics, possession with intent to sell and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.

The latter charges, McColgan said, were added after officers noticed a group of children playing nearby.

No initial court date has been set for Watson, who was held in lieu of $100,000 bond.

As Watson was being led to a squad car, officers said Chelsea Gotch, 22, of Clapboard Ridge Road, who police believe drove Watson to the site of the drug deal, tried to drive away from the scene, police said.

According to McColgan, officers caught up with Gotch on Main Street a short time later, after she almost struck an officer in her attempt to flee.

She was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, disobeying the signal of an officer, criminal attempt of assault on a police officer, engaging in pursuit and possession of narcotics, McColgan said.

Gotch was also charged with three counts of risk of injury to a minor because, McColgan said, after pulling her over, officers discovered that there were two juveniles -- ages 14 and 16 -- in the vehicle.

Her bail was set at $75,000.

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